Hi folks, thanks for the feed back. There are some Paphs there that aren't award quality or even maybe show bench quality but I grow them "coz I like 'em". ...
Hello, I'm a newcomer to orchids, having just bought a beautiful "bulldog" at the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show. In reading some literature, I've come across...
Hi Margaret, Phragmipedium (phrag) is another species of lady slipper type orchids. Their cultural needs are different from those of paphs. Brachys are a...
Hi Margaret! I see that Danna has filled you in on Phrags and their culture. I would only like to add that they are found naturally in South and Central ...
Hi Margaret, Obviously I was confused about the brachys, and Denise has the right idea. If you Google brachypetalum, you will find a page with lots of pictures...
I have a phrag longiflorium and paph hain sin ( i think ) i might have typed wrong. But i mist my slipper orchids at least twice a day if it is warm out ( like...
My boss uses some mixed sized bark (a bit more seedling size than his normal cattleya mix), with spongerok and charcoal. He also adds some sand. I have used...
Hi, Below is the Phrag and Paph potting mix recipe that is used by Whippoorwill Orchids of Rogers, Arkansas, owned by Tom Larkin. He gave this out in a talk he...
Hi from Cairns - up the top of Australia. I have not tried to grow phrags here yet, but when I lived in New Zealand (where it was a lot cooler), I had success...
Hi Danna - This mix must work at Whippoorwill - Tom is an excellent grower! But it would not work for me. I water too heavily and anything with peat in it ...
Hi Denise, I keep my phrags sitting in saucers of water all the time so this mix is no problem. However, I don't do that to my paphs. I don't use peat for...
Hi folks, another new Paph just opening. The first flower is almost open as you can see, there is one, maybe 2, still to open. The plant is called P. Hama...
Hi Danna - I have to tell you that in my greenhouse, too much moisture at the roots in summer is a bad thing. I had mine sitting in water and it probably got...
Hi Roy! Wow, nice flower. It looks like it is a good size, too! Good growing! My comment on your urbanianum cross is that I have both species, and urbanianum...
Hi, I got a nice little paph at Trader Joe's for $8, which I thought was worth it even if it died. It actually did quite well in my northern light Maryland ...
Hi, I got a nice little paph at Trader Joe's for $8, which I thought was worth it even if it died. It actually did quite well in my northern light Maryland ...
Hi Denise, Yes, I live in Louisiana, and I haven't had any problems with leaving my phrags in water all the time. I change the water daily in the summer....
Hi Joan - It is difficult to say what is wrong with your paph - but if you are watering more than once a week, and your house got very cold, its roots could...
Beautiful!!! Do you grow those indoors or in a greenhouse? ~Lisa ... From: "Garrie Landry" <garrie@...> To: <paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
I went to the Orchid Festival yesterday (March31st) , and purchase to paphiopedilims, one dendrobium nubile and one sanderiana.. They are all on a long clay...
Hi Lotus - ... Was this Orchid Festival in Michigan by any chance? Just wondering.... A sanderiana? What kind, there are several different sanderianas. ... I...
Hi d_and_j_nash. The Orchid Show was in Vancouver, B.C. at VanDussen Garden. This sanderiana, alba called Kultana Gold. Now the grower wasn't 100% sure if it...
Hi again Lotus - I am going to try and explain some things to you, but I am no expert and I hope I am explaining this well enough. If anyone else wants to...
Which pictures are yours? ~Lisa ... From: lotuspond_56 To: paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 2:21 PM Subject: [paphiopedilums]...
Hi Lotus - The best I can say about all of those culture sheets is that they are general guidelines. They also contain incorrect information. You don't want...
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